Jon Gaztañaga

Jon Gaztañaga Arrospide (born 28 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a defensive midfielder for Barakaldo CF.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaztañaga and the second or maternal family name is Arrospide.

Jon Gaztañaga
Personal information
Full name Jon Gaztañaga Arrospide[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Andoain, Spain[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barakaldo
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Real Sociedad B 115 (3)
2013–2017 Real Sociedad 8 (0)
2015 → Ponferradina (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 → Numancia (loan) 34 (0)
2017–2018 Gimnàstic 27 (0)
2018–2020 AEL Limassol 38 (1)
2020–2021 Viitorul 18 (1)
2021–2022 Cultural Leonesa 27 (2)
2022–2023 NorthEast United 13 (0)
2023 Karmiotissa 20 (0)
2023– Barakaldo 4 (0)
International career
2007 Spain U16 4 (0)
2007–2008 Spain U17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Andoain, Gipuzkoa, Gaztañaga was a product of Real Sociedad's youth system. He made his senior debut with their reserves, spending several seasons in the Segunda División B with the side and also achieving promotion from Tercera División in 2010.

Gaztañaga made his official debut with the first team on 18 August 2013, replacing fellow youth graduate Gorka Elustondo in the dying minutes of the 2–0 La Liga home win against Getafe CF.[2] His first appearance in the UEFA Champions League took place on 10 December, as he came on for Mikel González in a 0–1 group-stage defeat to Bayer 04 Leverkusen also at the Anoeta Stadium.[3]

In early 2014, Gaztañaga renewed his contract with Real Sociedad until 2016,[4] being promoted to the main squad in May.[5] On 26 January 2015, having featured sparingly during the first half of the campaign, he joined Segunda División club SD Ponferradina on loan until June.[6]

On 9 July 2015, Gaztañaga was loaned to CD Numancia of the same league for one year.[7] On 22 August 2017, he agreed to a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona also from the second tier after becoming a free agent.[8]

Gaztañaga terminated his contract with Nàstic on 13 June 2018.[9] On 20 August, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Cypriot First Division side AEL Limassol.[10] He made his debut five days later, coming on for Marko Adamović late into a 1–0 away victory over Ermis Aradippou FC.[11]

Gaztañaga spent 2020–21 in the Romanian Liga I with FC Viitorul Constanța.[12] On 24 June 2021, he returned to Spain and joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa of the newly created Primera División RFEF.[13]

On 7 September 2022, Gaztañaga signed for NorthEast United FC of the Indian Super League on a one-year contract.[14][15]

International career

Gaztañaga was picked by the Spain under-17 team for the 2008 UEFA European Championship. He started as a stopper in the final against France, which ended with a 4–0 win.[16]

Gaztañaga was selected by the under-18 side for the unofficial 2009 Copa del Atlántico,[17] which his country won.[18]

Career statistics
As of 15 January 2023[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad B 2010–11 Segunda División B 30100——301
2011–12 30100——301
2012–13 24000——240
2013–14 31100——311
Total 11530000001153
Real Sociedad 2013–14 La Liga 305[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0—90
2014–15 302[lower-alpha 1]0——50
2016–17 202[lower-alpha 1]0——40
Total 80901000180
Ponferradina (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 12000——120
Numancia (loan) 2015–16 34000——340
Gimnàstic 2017–18 2701[lower-alpha 1]0—1[lower-alpha 3]0290
AEL Limassol 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 1706[lower-alpha 4]0—7[lower-alpha 5]1301
2019–20 1404[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 7]0210
Total 3101002081511
Viitorul 2020–21 Liga I 1811[lower-alpha 8]0——191
Cultural Leonesa 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 2722[lower-alpha 1]1——293
NorthEast United 2022–23 Indian Super League 13000——130
Career total 285623130913208
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Catalunya
  4. Appearance(s) in Cypriot Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in Championship round
  6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup
  8. Appearance(s) in Romanian Cup

Honours

Real Sociedad B

AEL Limassol

Spain U17

References
  1. Jon Gaztañaga at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Sociedad start with a win". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. "Toprak fires Leverkusen through". ESPN FC. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. Gaztañaga y Berchiche renuevan con la Real Sociedad hasta 2016 (Gaztañaga and Berchiche renew with Real Sociedad until 2016); Real Sociedad, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. El sueño de Joseba y Jon (Joseba and Jon's dream); Real Sociedad, 20 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Jon Gaztañaga, S.D. Ponferradinara utzita (Jon Gaztañaga, loaned to S.D. Ponferradina), Real Sociedad, 26 January 2015 (in Basque)
  7. Jon Gaztañaga joins C.D. Numancia on loan; Real Sociedad, 9 July 2015
  8. Jon Gaztañaga, nou jugador grana (Jon Gaztañaga, new grana player) Archived 23 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 22 August 2017 (in Catalan)
  9. Matilla, Gaztañaga i Perales finalitzen la seva etapa a Tarragona (Matilla, Gaztañaga and Perales end their spells in Tarragona); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 13 June 2018 (in Catalan)
  10. "Gaztañaga firma con el AEL Limassol" [Gaztañaga signs with AEL Limassol] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  11. "Gaztañaga debuta con victoria en el AEL Limassol" [Gaztañaga has winning debut at AEL Limassol]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. Nistor, George (23 September 2020). "Ion Gaztanaga, cel de-al patrulea jucător spaniol care semnează cu FC Viitorul. Clubul lui Gică Hagi se transformă în „FC El Futuro espanol"" [Jon Gaztañaga, fourth Spanish player to sign with FC Viitorul. Gica Hagi's club turns into "FC El Futuro espanol"]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  13. "Jon Gaztañaga firma por la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Jon Gaztañaga signs for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  14. "Adding some 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒆 to our 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒂 squad! 🌶 স্বাগতম, Bienvenidos, 𝐉𝐨𝐧!". Twitter. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  15. Lorenzo, José Luis (6 September 2022). "Jon Gaztañaga ficha por el NorthEast United de la Superliga India" [Jon Gaztañaga signs for NorthEast United of the Indian Superleague]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  16. Saffer, Paul (16 May 2008). "Stupendous Spain win U17 crown". UEFA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  17. XXXV Torneo Internacional Sub.-18 (XXXV Under-18 International Tournament); Royal Spanish Football Federation, 30 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  18. España revalida su condición de campeón en el Torneo Atlántico, tras derrotar a Alemania, 4–1. (Spain win Atlantic Tournament again, after beating Germany 4–1.); Royal Spanish Football Federation, 6 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  19. Jon Gaztañaga at Soccerway
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